The Quran root س ط ر s-ṭ-r

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا وَإِن يَرَوْا كُلَّ آيَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوكَ يُجَادِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ٢٥

أَسَاطِيرُ asāṭīru · (the) tales

And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples." (Surah Al-An'am, 6:25)

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا قَالُوا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَاءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ٣١

أَسَاطِيرُ asāṭīru · tales

And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples." (Surah Al-Anfal, 8:31)

وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَسْطُورًا ٥٨

مَسْطُورًا masṭūran · written

And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed. (Surah Al-Isra, 17:58)

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ ٣٧

الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ l-muṣayṭirūna · the controllers

Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]? (Surah At-Tur, 52:37)

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ ٥٣

مُّسْتَطَرٌ mus'taṭarun · (is) written down

And every small and great [thing] is inscribed. (Surah Al-Qamar, 54:53)

ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ١

يَسْطُرُونَ yasṭurūna · they write

Nūn. By the pen and what they inscribe, (Surah Al-Qalam, 68:1)